Pumpkin Hill

Dudes. If you haven’t been to Pumpkin Hill, go.

(And go soon; there’s only about a week left!)

My friends Glenn and Meredith Hill run the place. It’s on their little-slice-of-heaven property in Northwood, right on Curtice Road. It takes approximately 7-ish minutes to get there from downtown. Autumn is one of my favorite seasons, in part, because of this place.

I met Meredith and Glenn in the same way I’ve met so many awesome Toledo-area folks: By writing about them.

// Pumpkin Hill
4508 Curtice Rd., Northwood
Open 24 hours; honor system if Meredith and Glenn aren’t around
Cash only

* This year’s profits will be donated to a local mother whose 38-year-old husband died unexpectedly after suffering a brain aneurysm.

I was tipped off by a mutual friend that this place existed, and was run by two Toledo firefighters, and that the pumpkin proceeds are always donated to a local family in need. It’s not a hard sell, you know?

I’ve visited Pumpkin Hill every year since and I expect to buy pumpkins from no other pumpkin place so long as Glenn and Meredith are at the helm. They are wonderful humans.

Natalie and I took Milan today to pick out pumpkins since, tomorrow, I’m having pals over to carve pumpkins (Why not?).

We all had a pretty good time as you can see:

Milan had a blast running around Pumpkin Hill, petting Seven (the Hill’s dog — ask them about how they found him/his name when you visit; it’s great), being pulled around in a wagon, playing with Glenn, and basically being the center of attention for about an hour. Usually he’s starved for that, you know? Life is rough for this guy.

CAN WE TAKE A MOMENT TO OBSERVE HOW LITTLE HE WAS LAST TIME WE WERE AT PUMPKIN HILL?!

There he is, 3-month-old Milan. Just chillin’ with mom and his little lamb slippers. I literally did not think he could get any cuter than he was at this point, but, guys, he’s extra cute now. It’s stupid.

He’s also less cooperative.

Reality, baby.

Also, I totally had to remind him who is in charge around here and that, no matter how much he thinks he is, I can still totally school him in hoops. (He’s a prolific fouler.)